Collisionproof clearance lamp for vehicles



June 1, 1937. H, J, SAUER- 2,082,659

COLLISIONPROOF CLEARANCE LAMP FOR VEHICLESv Filed May 9, 1936 liga.

. INVENTOR HENRY d. Samira'.

' ATTORNEY Patented June 1, 193'/` i i Y 2,082,659

UNITED STATES PATENT orticacomsioNrnoor CLEARANCE LAMP ro vanrcnas n 'il-lenry J. Sauer, Faireld, tlonn.,` assigner to 'Ehe Kilburn-Sauer Company, Faireld, Conn., a corporation of Connecticut l Application May 9, 1936, Serial No. 3839i s claims.. loi; noo-fem The present invention relates to a. collisionaccording to the illustrated exemplary embodiproof clearance lamp for vehicles, particularly ment of the invention comprises a base plate intended for use upon trucks, busses, trailers and member I adapted to be secured to .the frame I I the like, and adapted to be mounted upon the oi' the vehicle by screws l2-l2 normally consides of such vehicles. The arrangement of the cealed within the casing member, apertures clearance lamps upon the sides of such vehicles I3-I3 being provided adjacent the ends of the is such that they are unprotected against sidebase plate for receiving the attaching bolts oi the swiping and it is an object of the invention casing member. The lamp socket Iltis secured in therefore to provide a lamp of such sturdy cona hole I5 provided centrally in the plate, the lead l0 struction andform as to withstandcollisions due Wire IS which iprojects rearwardly from the lo to side swiping or-other causes. `It is a further socket being adapted to extend through a passage object to provide alamp in which the lamp bulb Il in the frame -I I to a sourceof electrical energy. and the lens will be completely protected against A lamp bulb I8 is removably engaged in (the collision and which will provide clear illumina# socket.

l5 tion throughout a complete range of 180, sothat The casing member, which is preferably formed i5 the clearance lights will be visible while `apof lmalleable iron, comprises upper and lower walls preaching and' passing the vehicle.

A further object is to providean improved varcuate form, and a vertical wall connectingv the mounting means whereby the base portion of the upper and lower walls and consistingk of a central zo lamp may be permanently mounted upon the partitioning post portion 2|, the forward surface 20 vehicle, while the casing portion is detachably of which is flush with the arcuate edges of the I9 and 20,'the projecting edges 4of which are of r mounted so that access maybe readily had to upper and lower walls and recessed walliportions i the interior of the lomp.` Animer object is to 22--22 extending at each Side of the post portion provide lfastening means for the lamp which will 2i t0 the endS of the Casing -Wllere they terminate.

only permit it to be removed by manipulation in outwardly projecting ear portions 2h23. The 25 from the inside of the vehicle, so that theft of' DertiOUS 0f the Wells` 22--22 inmediately'adiacent' the lampis prevented, f the central post portion are disposed in flat with the abovev and other objects in view, an planesY at an angle of 90P to each other and each i embodiment of the invention is shown in the ac' DI'OVided With a Circuler lens Opening 24 A iene companying drawing, and this embodiment will'be 25 iS'mOllniJed Over each Of the Openings 24 by` 39 hereinafter more fully described with reference meansy 0f, e ieliS Il lQllniJing f lellle 26 engaged about thereto, and the invention will be nally pointed the periphery ef the lellS and provided Withinout in the claims, Y -wardly projecting -prongs 2l engaged in the open-Y In the drawing: ing and bent over upon the inner side of thecas` Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a clearance-lamp illg- 3 y 3i according to my invention, The attaching ears 23-23 A are providedwith Fig. 2`is an end elevationl; f'. square holes 28--28 through which the attaching Fig. 3 isatop plan View.' s bolts 294-429 are engaged. These boltsgextendg"4 Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a trailer truckthrough the' hole s I3-I3 in the baseplate I Il and? 40 equipped with clearance lamps according to my Y through hOieS 30e- 3U in iShe frame II; being-S5 40 invention, r L cured at the `inner side of the frameiby nuts Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view along the 3|-3| SCleWed D011 the threaded ends of the line 5-5 of .-Fig. 1,'and showing a portion of theV bolts- This arrangement Prevents unauthorized f frame work of the vehicle f to'whichethe lamp is remOVal .0f the lamp. but Permits the easing t0 be r secured, f readily removed by a person'having access to the 4" F1g 6 1S a, vertical segtional View aken along inside of the vehicle when it is desired to renew` thelineB--BofliilgLY '4' thelampbulb.

Fig, 'I is a front View of modified form ofauto'. In Figs. 7 and 8 I hav lluSIated a ImOdied collimating lens adapted to beused in the lamp. form of .autocollimating lens that may be em-l 50 Figui is@l sectional lview thereof, ployed in thelamp if desired and 1which consists Similar reference characters indicate correof a plurality of semi-spherical objective lens s ponding parts 'throughout theseveral figuresV of portions 32-32 integrally formed upon the facethe drawing.` A of the circular lens body 33 and a plurality of" Referring to the drawing, theclearance lam'p convex reflecting surfaces 3l integrally formed 55 liding with the vehicle so that damage to thevehicle is minimized. 'As is clear from Figs. l and -2 the lenses are visible from the side as well as from the end of the vehicle, and are also con: stantly visible through 18g".

I have illustrated and described a preferred and satisfactory embodiment ci the invention, but it will be obvious that changes may be made therein, within the spirit and scope thereof, es deined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:-

l. A clearance lamp for vehicles, comprisingv a lamp bulb socket mounting member, a lamp bulb socket mounted on said member, a casing niember secured to said socket mounting member to enclose said lamp bulb socket and comprising upper and lower walls, the front edges ofwhich are arcuate in outline, and a front wall having a central portion and recesses at each side of said central portion, said recesses each having a lens aperture and a lens for said aperture, said lens apertures being disposed at each side ci said lamp bulb socket and disposed in planes each at an angle to the longitudinal and transverse axes of said casing member whereby said lenses are visible along said axes.

2. A clearance lamp for vehicles, comprising a dat base member adapted to be secured to a suriaceoi the vehicle, a lamp bulb socket mounted on seid base member, a casing member secured to said base member to enclose said lamp bulb socket and comprising upper and lower walls. the rear edges of which are parallel to and engage said base plate and the front edges of which are arcuate in outline, and a iront wall having a central portion and recesses at each side oi said central portion, said recess each having a lens aperture and a lens for said aperture, said lens apertures being disposed at each side ci said lamp bulb socket and disposed in planes at an angle to the longitudinal and transverse axes of said casing member whereby said lenses are visible along said axes.

3. A clearance lamp for vehicles, comprising a base member adapted to be mounted upon a surface oi the vehicle, securing means arranged to secure said base member to said vehicle, a lamp bulb socket mounted on said base member, a casing member secured to said base member to enclose said lamp bulb socket and said securing means and comprising upper and lower walls and a iront wall having recesses at each side ci the center, said recesses each having a lens aperture and a lens for said aperture, and securing means arranged to secure said casing member to said vehicle independently of said rst mentioned securing means.

MERY J. SA'UER. 

